Level: 7
Blinds: /
Ante:
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,378,650
Entries
606
Level
28
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Registration Numbers
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Level 6
Players have just returned from their final break of the day. They will play two more levels before calling it a night.
A total of 606 players took to the felt today besting last years registration total by a whopping 124 players. 63 players will make the money with 63rd place taking home $4,480 and our eventual champion taking home $310,225 along with the gold bracelet.
There are currently 225 players remaining in the field.
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
79,000
19,000
|
19,000 |
|
||
|
76,700
17,700
|
17,700 |
|
||
|
76,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
28,800
7,800
|
7,800 |
|
||
|
25,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
||
|
17,800
-4,700
|
-4,700 |
|
|
||
|
12,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
10,700
-4,300
|
-4,300 |
|
|
||
|
10,000
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
||
Light the WIck
PLH
Stephen Chidwick has doubled up to around 40,000 after winning a large pot with 
against 
when the board came 
- presumably all the money going in on the flop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
40,000
32,500
|
32,500 |
|
|
||
Golser Busted
PLO
Austrian Markus Golser was just eliminated, all in with 
against 
on a 
flop, the 
turn changed nothing but the river was the 
to make the other player's flush.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Boeree Goes Busto
Level 7
PLH
Liv Boeree was in the small blind facing a raise to 1,250. She made it 4,250 with just 1,200 or so behind. The big blind folded and the original raiser just flatted.
The flop was 
and Boeree stuck in the rest of her chips. Her opponent called and the hands were turned face up.
Boeree: 
Opponent: 
The turn 
and river 
bricked out for Boeree and she headed for the rail.
Bansi Bests Two Others
Level 7
PLO
Praz Bansi was short stacked and got all his chips in preflop against two other players who checked it down. After the board read 
the hands were revealed.
Bansi: 
Opponent 1: 
Opponent 2: 
Bansi's fives full of kings was enough to win the pot and he tripled up to 5,600.
Junglen Knocks Out Hellmuth
Level 7
PLO
Several players had limped before Phil Hellmuth potted in the small blind, only two players called, including Adam Junglen.
The flop was 
and Hellmuth pushed all in for 6,450, the second player moved all in as well and Junglen looked uncomfortable before he sighed and called.
Hellmuth: 
for aces
Player 2: 
for bottom two pair
Junglen: 
for top two pair
The turn was the and Hellmuth declared, "That's me," but the river was the case five - the and Junglen scooped to eliminate both players. Hellmuth left muttering to himself while Junglen's face broke into a slight smile - a mixture of embarrassment and amusement.
Level: 8
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Don't Blink Or You'd Miss Him
Level 7
Tom Dwan made a brief appearance and might have lasted even shorter than Daniel Negreanu. Down to 2,425, he raised to 1,025 in early position and Eli Elezra called as did the player in the small blind. The flop was and the player first to act fired out a bet. Dwan got his last chips in and Elezra got out of the way.
Dwan: 
Opponent:
The turn was the 
, the river was the and just like that he was gone.